Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
bluing .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
bluing .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
blue . - noun An
indigo material used as alaundry aid to counteractyellowing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
- noun a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
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Examples
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The blueing is still 90 - 955 % because with one exsception (a screwed up compass causing me to be lost over night) I cleaned it, each and every time I used it.
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The blueing is probably about 90% except for the trigger guard and floorplate which have seen better days.
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The stock looks like hell, and the blueing is worn off in several spots, but the thing is a killing machine.
what is your favorite gun that you own and why is it your favorite. 2009
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The stock looks like hell, and the blueing is worn off in several spots, but the thing is a killing machine.
what is your favorite gun that you own and why is it your favorite. 2009
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The blueing is still 90 - 955 % because with one exsception (a screwed up compass causing me to be lost over night) I cleaned it, each and every time I used it.
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The blueing is probably about 90% except for the trigger guard and floorplate which have seen better days.
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My blueing is perfect, wood has a few very small dings.
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And since blueing is the single most important characteristic of blue cheese, you risk shooting yourself in the foot.
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And since blueing is the single most important characteristic of blue cheese, you risk shooting yourself in the foot.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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"Since the publication of the Manning Centre study, Ekos has been updating a variety of indicators germane to the question of whether Canadian attitudes are indeed" blueing "-- or becoming more conservative.
rabble.ca - News for the rest of us murray dobbin 2010
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